Quick Assessment Guidance for Evaluating Visual Resources in Wilderness Character Assessments
National Park Service, Air Resources Division. 2019. Quick Assessment Guidance for Evaluating Visual Resources in Wilderness Character Assessments
This guidance document describes methods for a quick assessment of visual resources for Wilderness Character Assessments. A quick assessment is available for cases where a baseline or representative visual resources inventory cannot be implemented. The NPS Visual Resources Program recommends visual resources inventory as the best approach to condition assessment for visual resources. For the recommended methods, please see Guidance for Evaluating Visual Resources in Wilderness Character Assessments at https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2266844.
- Type
- Protocol Narrative
- Authors
- National Park Service, Air Resources Division
- Date of Issue
- 2019-10
- Keywords
- condition assessments, National Park Service, NPS, scenery, scenic views, viewsheds, visual resources, Wilderness Character Assessments
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Landscapes | Viewscape | Viewscape/Dark Night Sky